Innovative online poker room, PKR.com, has today announced that professional poker player and WSOP bracelet winner, JC Tran, will be representing Team PKR at the celebrated PartyPoker.com Premier League III. JC Tran is one of the world's most successful tournament players nowadays and has been ranked in #1 place by the ESPN-Bluff power rankings based on his performance and winnings. Until 2008, Tran has cashed out more than $6.8 million in career tournament winnings, and is one of the few players in the world that has won a World Series of Poker bracelet and a World Poker Tour title. Over the past five years, JC Tran has cashed out more than 23 times at the WSOP, including seven final tables and 11 times at the WPT, including five final tables.

The $75,000 buy-in PartyPoker.com Premier League III will take place in London from November 21st to 30th and will feature an invitational only field with 12 of the best and most successful poker players on the planet, battling it out for a share of the $1.25 million guaranteed prize pool. The list of invited players include Roland de Wolfe, Tom 'Durrrr' Dwan, European poker teen sensation Annette Obrestad, UltimateBet pro and 11 time WSOP bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth, and 2008 WSOP main event winner Peter Eastgate.

According to PKR Poker, JC Tran will officially represent the poker site and wear PKR branding during the event, in addition, Tran will also provide an interview that will be featured across PKR's online TV station and its exclusive poker magazine.

"We're honored to have the world's best tournament player represent PKR at this year's Premier League. It's a great format, and our association with JC will help introduce PKR to a whole new audience of poker fans." said, PKR Marketing Director, Simon Prodger.

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